Right. I wrote this up and did it quickly for someone on a フォーラ a while 前 on how to create a nice アイコン without needing to know every technical aspect of Photoshop :) I'll 表示する 3 different ways to make an アイコン from one photo.
I used Photoshop CS2 for this but あなた can use any version.
Step 1: Take a 写真 of choice. Best if it has some type of background of it already, don't take away the original background.
First icon This consisted of 3 layers (that's how the layers are set)-
Overlay (Opacity 50%)
Screen (Opacity 40%)
Base
Second icon Layers-
Overlay (Opacity 80%)
Screen (Opacity...
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